F. Tries, E. Schaumann
1H NMR (200 MHz,
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(50 MHz): δ ϭ 141.0 (2 olef. CH), 114.3 (2 olef. CH2), 70.0 (2 C), 1477, 1436, 1250, 1092, 746, 693 cmϪ1
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CHOH), 62.1 [C(SMe)2], 41.9 (2 CH2), 11.2 (2 SMe) ppm.
CDCl3): δ ϭ 1.78 (s, 6 H, SMe), 2.59, 2.60, 2.80, 2.81 (m, 1 H each,
2 CH2), 5.56 (m, 1 H, olef. CH), 6.90Ϫ7.06 (m, 3 H, SPh),
7.40Ϫ7.48 (m, 2 H, SPh) ppm. 13C NMR (50 MHz, CDCl3): δ ϭ
134.4, 133.7 (arom. C, olef. C), 131.1, 130.1, 129.3, 128.3, 127.1
(olef. CH, arom.CH), 63.1 (CSMe), 50.3, 48.4 (2 CH2), 12.9 (2
SMe) ppm.
2-[2-(Trimethylsiloxy)but-3-enyl]-1,3-dithiane (7b): Yield 61 mg
(23%) from the reaction between protonated 5b (230 mg, 1.2 mmol)
and oxirane 6a (70 mg, 1.0 mmol) after purification by flash chro-
matography (eluent PE Ǟ PE/ethyl acetate stepwise to 1:1), yellow
oil. IR (film): ν˜ ϭ 1644 (CϭC), 1422, 1251, 1128, 1082, 1027, 994,
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931, 883, 843 (SiMe3), 754 cmϪ1. H NMR (200 MHz): δ ϭ 0.13
Second Fraction. 5,5-Bis(methylthio)-3-(phenylthio)-5-(trimethylsi-
lyl)pent-2-en-1-ol (11): 140 mg (78%), yellow oil, isomer mixture
(3.6:1*). Assignment to the cis and trans forms was not possible.
IR (film): ν˜ ϭ 3365 (OH), 1623, 1582 (CϭC), 1248, 843 (SiMe3),
(s, 9 H, SiMe3), 1.80Ϫ1.92 (m, 2 H, CH2), 2.72Ϫ2.90 [m, 6 H,
S(CH2)3S], 4.04 (dd, 3J ϭ 6.0, 3J ϭ 8.6, 1 H, CHS), 4.38 (m,
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CHOSi), 5.06 (dt, J ϭ J ϭ 1.4, J ϭ 10.4, 1 H, olef. CH2), 5.20
(dt, 2J ϭ J ϭ 1.4, 3J ϭ 17.2, 1 H, olef. CH2), 5.79 (ddd, 3J ϭ 6.2,
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1022, 744, 693 (Ph) cmϪ1. H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3): δ ϭ 0.17
3J ϭ 10.4, 3J ϭ 17.2, 1 H, olef. CH) ppm. 13C NMR (50 MHz):
δ ϭ 140.6 (olef. CH), 114.6 (olef. CH2), 70.1 (CHOSi), 43.5 (CHS),
43.2 (CH2), 31.0, 30.2, 29.8 [S(CH2)3S] ppm.
(s, 9 H, SiMe3), 0.22* (s, 9 H, SiMe3*), 2.03 (s, 6 H, SMe), 2.17*
(s, 6 H, SMe*), 2.72 (s, 2 H, CH2), 2.84* (s, 2 H, CH2*), 4.16* (d,
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3J ϭ 7.8*, 2 H, CH2OH), 4.38 (d, J ϭ 5.8, 2 H, CH2OH), 5.62*
(t, 3J ϭ 7.8, 1 H, olef. CH), 6.43 (t, 3J ϭ 5.8, 1 H, olef. CH),
7.13Ϫ7.45 (m, 5 H, arom. CH) ppm. 13C NMR (50 MHz, CDCl3):
δ ϭ 140.9, 133.4, 133.3*, 129.3*, 129.1, 128.1*, 126.2 (arom. CH,
olef. CH), 137.8*, 135.6, 131.3, 130.8* (arom. C, olef. C), 61.2,
59.0* (CH2OH), 47.6, 45.8* (CSMe), 43.5, 39.0* (CH2), 12.9*, 12.0
(SMe), Ϫ0.9, Ϫ1.5* (SiMe3) ppm. C16H26OS3Si (358.6): calcd. C
53.62, H 7.32, S 26.79; found C 54.92, H 7.65, S 26.59.
Reaction between Thioacetal 5a and Oxirane 6b: Protonated 5a
(216 mg, 1.2 mmol) and 6b (84 mg, 1.0 mmol) reacted to give three
fractions after flash chromatography (eluent PE Ǟ PE/ethyl acet-
ate, 40:1 Ǟ 20:1 Ǟ 10:1 Ǟ 5:1 Ǟ 1:1).
First Fraction. 2-Methyl-5,5-bis(methylthio)-3-(trimethylsiloxy)pent-
1-ene (7c): Yield 55 mg (21%), yellow oil. IR (film): ν˜ ϭ 1650 (Cϭ
C), 1436, 1252, 842 (SiMe3), 1087, 751 cmϪ1. 1H NMR (200 MHz):
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Independent Experiment. 5,5-Bis(methylthio)-2-(phenylthio)-3-(tri-
methylsiloxy)pent-1-ene (10): Yield 14 mg (9%), yellow oil. IR
(film): ν˜ ϭ 1607, 1582 (CϭC), 1477, 1436, 1250, 1092, 844 (SiMe3),
δ ϭ 0.11 (s, 9 H, SiMe3), 1.69 (s, 3 H, CCH3), 1.81 (dd, J ϭ 4.4,
3J ϭ 9.4, 1 H, CH2), 1.92 (dd, 3J ϭ 5.4, 3J ϭ 8.8, 1 H, CH2), 2.07,
2.10 (s, 3H each, SMe), 3.71 [dd, 3J ϭ 5.4, 3J ϭ 9.4, 1 H,
746, 693 cmϪ1 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3): δ ϭ 0.08 (s, 9 H,
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CH(SMe)2], 4.39 (dd, J ϭ 4.4, J ϭ 8.8, 1 H, CHOSi), 4.80, 4.93
(each d, J ϭ 1.4, 1 H, olef. CH2) ppm. 13C NMR (50 MHz): δ ϭ
147.2 (olef. C), 111.3 (olef. CH2), 74.0 (CHOSi), 50.9 [CH(SMe)2],
41.2 (CH2), 17.1 (CH3), 12.8, 11.9 (SMe), 0.1 (SiMe3) ppm.
SiMe3), 1.94Ϫ2.08 (m, 2 H, CH2), 1.99, 2.06 (each s, 3 H, SMe),
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3.71 [dd, J ϭ 5.0, J ϭ 10.0, 1 H, CH(SMe)2], 4.47 (dd, J ϭ 3.6,
3J ϭ 8.8, 1 H, CHOSi), 4.82 (s, 1 H, olef. CH2), 5.40 (d, J ϭ 0.8 Hz,
1 H, olef. CH2), 7.15Ϫ7.45 (m, 5 H, arom. CH) ppm. 13C NMR
(50 MHz, CDCl3): δ ϭ 149.3 (olef. C), 132.4 (arom. C), 129.3,
129.2, 127.1 (arom. CH), 116.4 (olef. CH2), 72.6 (CHOSi), 50.9
(CHS), 42.3 (CH2), 13.1, (SMe), 0.1 (SiMe3) ppm.
Second Fraction. 2,8-Dimethyl-5,5-bis(methylthio)-7-(trimethyl-
siloxy)nona-1,8-dien-3-ol (8b): Yield 76 mg (22%), yellow oil. IR
(film): ν˜ ϭ 3447 (OH), 1650 (CϭC), 1438, 1372, 1252, 1091, 1010,
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972, 947, 901, 842 (SiMe3), 753, 689 cmϪ1. H NMR (200 MHz):
δ ϭ 0.07 (s, 9 H, SiMe3), 1.66Ϫ1.78 (m, 1 H, CH2), 1.72 (s, 3 H,
CCH3), 1.77 (s, 3 H, CCH3), 1.95Ϫ2.01 (m, 1 H, CH2), 1.98 (s, 3
Reaction between Thioacetal 5a and Oxirane 6d: Compound 6d
(71 mg, 0.5 mmol) and protonated 5a (108 mg, 0.6 mmol) gave a
yellow oil (90 mg) as a mixture of 1b (23%) and 12 (41%) after
flash chromatography (eluent PE/EE, 5:1) and circular chromato-
graphy (chromatotron).
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H, SMe), 2.11 (dd, J ϭ 2.0, J ϭ 15.2, 1 H, CH2), 2.12 (s, 3 H,
SMe), 2.30 (dd, 3J ϭ 10.0, 2J ϭ 15.2, 1 H, CH2), 3.90 (d, 3J ϭ 1.6,
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1 H, OH), 4.60 (m, 2 H, CHOH, CHOSi), 4.77 (t, J ϭ J ϭ 1.6,
1 H, olef. CH2), 4.82 (t, J ϭ 1.6 Hz, 1 H, olef. CH2), 4.92 (t, J ϭ
1.0 Hz, 1 H, olef. CH2), 4.98 (t, J ϭ 1.0 Hz, 1 H, olef. CH2) ppm.
13C NMR (50 MHz): δ ϭ 148.6, 146.8 (olef. C), 111.3, 111.2 (olef.
CH2), 74.7, 73.0 (CHOH, CHOSi), 61.8 [C(SMe)2], 41.8, 40.5
(CH2), 18.0, 17.1 (CCH3), 12.0, 10.9 (SMe), 0.3 (SiMe3) ppm.
4,4-Bis(methylthio)-1-(trimethylsilyl)cyclopent-1-ene (1b): IR (film):
ν˜ ϭ 1435, 1422, 1249 (SiMe3), 1081, 933, 839 (SiMe3), 756, 691
cmϪ1. 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3): δ ϭ 0.19 (s, 9 H, SiMe3), 1.43
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(s, 4 H, CH2), 2.03 (s, 6 H, SMe), 6.71 (t, J ϭ 6.4, 1 H, olef. CH)
ppm. 13C NMR (50 MHz, CDCl3): δ ϭ 144.9 (olef. CH), 135.7
(olef. C), 42.2, 40.2 (CH2), 12.9, 11.7 (SMe), 0.8 (SiMe3) ppm. GC-
MS: m/z ϭ 232 (0.5) [Mϩ], 211 (12), 185 (11) [M Ϫ SMe], 106 (10),
105 (26), 91 (43), 73 (SiMe3, 100), 59 (10).
Third Fraction: 2,8-Dimethyl-5,5-bis(methylthio)nona-1,8-diene-3,7-
diol (9b): Yield 40 mg (15%), yellow oil. IR (film): ν˜ ϭ 3281 (OH),
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1644 (CϭC), 1423, 993, 922, 733 cmϪ1. H NMR (200 MHz): δ ϭ
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1.74 (s, 6 H, 2 CCH3), 1.77 (broad d, J ϭ 15.8, 1H of each CH2),
2.0 (s, 6 H, 2 SMe), 2.31 (dd, 3J ϭ 9.6, 2J ϭ 15.8, 1 H of each
5,5-Bis(methylthio)-3-(trimethylsiloxy)-2-(trimethylsilyl)pent-1-ene
CH2), 3.90 (s, 2 H, 2OH), 4.57 (broad d, 3J ϭ 9.6, 2 H, 2 CHOH),
(12): IR (film): ν˜ ϭ 1435, 1422, 1249 (SiMe3), 1081, 933, 839
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4.79 (t, J ϭ J ϭ 1.4, 1 H of each olef. CH2), 4.97 (broad s, 1 H
of each olef. CH2) ppm. 13C NMR (50 MHz): δ ϭ 147.9 (olef. C),
110.8 (olef. CH2), 72.7 (CHOH), 62.9 [o, C(SMe)2], 40.7 (CH2),
17.7 (CCH3), 11.2 (SMe) ppm.
(SiMe3), 756, 691 cmϪ1 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3): δ ϭ 0.09,
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0.13 (each s, 9 H, SiMe3), 1.79 (dd, J ϭ 4.4, J ϭ 9.2, 1 H, CH2),
1.82 (dd, 3J ϭ 5.2, J ϭ 8.6, 1 H, CH2), 2.08, 2.09 (each s, 3 H,
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SMe), 3.75 [dd, 3J ϭ 5.2, 3J ϭ 9.2, 1 H, CH(SMe)2], 4.57 (ddt,
4J ϭ 1.0, 3J ϭ 4.4, 3J ϭ 8.6, 1 H, CHOSi), 5.38 (dd, 4J ϭ 1.0, 2J ϭ
Reaction between Thioacetal 5a and Oxirane 6c: The reaction be-
tween protonated 5a (108 mg, 0.6 mmol) and 6c (89 mg, 0.5 mmol)
gave two fractions after flash chromatography (eluent PE Ǟ PE/
ethyl acetate, 40:1 Ǟ 5:1).
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3.0, 1 H, olef. CH2), 5.82 (dd, J ϭ 1.2, J ϭ 3.0, 1 H, olef. CH2)
ppm. 13C NMR (50 MHz, CDCl3): δ ϭ 154.6 (olef. C), 124.5 (olef.
CH2), 74.2 (CHOSi), 51.1 [CH(SMe)2], 43.9 (CH2), 12.6, 12.2
(SMe), Ϫ0.3, Ϫ0.9 (SiMe3) ppm. GC-MS: m/z ϭ 322 (3) [M], 249
(3) [M Ϫ SiMe3], 248 (11), 233 (5) [M Ϫ OSiMe3], 202 (19), 147
First Fraction: 4,4-Bis(methylthio)-1-(phenylthio)cyclopent-1-ene
(1a): Yield 30 mg (22%), yellow oil. IR (film): ν˜ ϭ 1607, 1582 (Cϭ (35), 113 (23), 107 (21), 74 (13), 73 (100) [SiMe3], 59 (13).
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